The date that the Onnik Karibyan oud to the right was made is a bit of a mystery, although all signs point to this being one of Onnik's very early ouds.  The label is in Turkish and Armenian, with the Turkish script being in the Arabic form that was used in Turkey prior to the conversion to the Latin alphabet in 1928.  So, it was definitely made prior to 1929.  The peg box is likely a later replacement, and not Onnik's work.  The bridge, which appears original, does have holes for 11 strings, but arranged so that there is a single treble string.  This was routine on early ouds (including Manols), because the gut treble string was unreliable and difficult to tune.  Almost all have been converted to the usual configuration over the years.  Amazingly, this oud has not been converted over.  And the size of the holes indicate that this was not arranged for a left-handed player--the treble string was single.

The Armenian portion of the label reads:

Onnik Karibyan
Bolis Eurivciler Kapusi Kusakci Han Tiv 4

Any further information would be greatly appreciated.
 

Photographs of Onnik Karibyan oud to the right courtesy of Tasos Theodorakis.  (www.theodorakis.name) .  Original.

Photographs to the right are courtesy of master luthier Dincer Dalkilic, www.oudmaker.com  Label in Ottoman Turkish and Armenian.  Soundboard has been replaced, as has a portion of the beard (necklace).  Remainder of oud, including rosettes and mizraplek,  original.

Original except for mizraplek (pick guard) and internal pickup.

To the right, photographs of an Onnik Karibyan oud from the 1960s owned by oudist John Vartan, and selected for Vartan by Udi Hrant (www.JohnVartan.com).  Photographs courtesy of John Vartan.

Photographs courtesy Armen Sevag (www.Aravod.com).   Extended fingerboard likely not original to instrument.

Completely original.

Photographs courtesy of Armen Sevag, who performs with the Aravod Ensemble (www.aravod.com).  Completely original except for pegs, pickup, and mizraplek (pick guard).

Original except for mizraplek (pick guard).